Sometimes there is more exploration in the character of a villain.
Every story has a protagonist as well as an antagonist. That's what a balance is and that balance exists not just in movies but also in our real lives. Heroes only matter when they have villains standing against them. The existence of a hero somehow depends on a villain. For a villain, the opposite is true. That logic also applies to us. We also have our own assumptions about our lives and about particular people. We are all heroes in our own stories, and the person with the opposing ideology automatically becomes the villain. Have you ever wondered who the villains are? What makes a person the villain of the story?
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Who are "villains"?
In one sentence, villains are simply broken heroes. That's true! Hero and villain have almost everything in common, except for one thing; i.e., "the way they both reacted to the pain." Some villains are just pure evil and deserve to be killed, for example: Lord Voldemort, Dolores Umbridge and Lucius Malfoy from Harry Potter; Pennywise; Denzo from Naruto; and many more. But we are here talking about some exceptional villains who were just broken heroes, like the Joker, Venom, Obito and many more.
People prefer anti-heroes to villains because they are more appealing. We are unable to feel empathy for a pure villain because they are unlikable to us. However, the anti-hero always has a weakness—love, or love lost—and plays out our darkest human fantasies—the kind of darkness that isn't socially acceptable. In contrast to villains, anti-heroes always have a backstory—an emotionally devastating and charged past—that serves as the justification for their devilish exterior. Even the devil, however, bears the burden of being shunned by his creator from paradise to the depths of hell.
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I don't know about you guys but I am much more attracted to the character building of a villain than a hero. I am pretty sure if you are reading this, you are a villain fan too. Let's accept the fact that we are also villains in someone's story. So I've divided it into five categories to explain why I like villains so much.
1. Nobody is perfect, we all have flaws.
In an evil society, a villain is the hero, because only the villain can speak the truth
In the end, perfection is just boring. We all try to be perfect in our lives and sometimes we are successful in pretending that we are, but within ourselves we know that we ain't perfect, and all that we are doing is just pretending. The villain demonstrates that they are not perfect but are capable of destroying or ruling the world, and this is what draws us in. That antagonist pushes its limits just to fulfil its goal.
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2. They dress and look better than the protagonist.
Every fairy tale needs a good old-fashioned but stylish villain.
You are at a Halloween party wearing a Superman costume; no heads are going to turn for you. On the other hand, if someone comes in a villain outfit like Maleficent, Harley Quinn or Mogambo they're going to have all the attention. Villains are stylish. They have a desire to destroy anything that gets in the way of their goals.
3. Villains are creative.
The ultimate aim of a hero is to save people and the ultimate aim of a villain is to destroy the world for a particular reason. The hero may put himself in danger to save someone, but the villain will create a variety of creative problems even if its ultimate goal is to harm and destroy. Somehow their destruction attitude is so much like ours; the only difference is they can do it and we just control it. That's why they seem to be appealing to us.
4. Villains and heroes are the same.
Beware the power of the dark side
There is a thin line between good and bad; that line separates heroes and villains. They both have a difficult past that they have overcome. Villains are just fallen humans. A hero would make certain that no one was harmed, whereas a villain would hurt back. I personally love this attitude toward a villain.
5. Villains are great friends.
A hero will sacrifice you to save the world but a villain will sacrifice the world to save you.
My mom always told me to never be friends with a bad person but as I was growing up, I realised that my friends with bad habits would come to help me out, while my good friends would run away. A villain will risk it all, whereas a hero won't risk the safety of others. There wouldn't be a story if the main character wanted something and got it without having to fight for it. However, a story emerges because the antagonist opposes the protagonist's desires. When that antagonist has its own virtues, we love it more.
If I am missing something let me know and tell why do you love a villain? comment down.
